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The following correspondence between the Earl of Aberdeen and Mr. Monsell, respecting the resignations of Mr. Monsen, Mr. Keogh, and Mr. Sadleir, appeared in the morning papers of Monday.

Mr. Mansell to Lord Aberdeen.

"25, Chapel Street, Grosvenor Square, June 2.

" My Lord—I was not present in the House of Commons on Tuesday night, and only learned from the newspapers what had passed in the debate. "It appears that in the course of a discussion upon the ecclesiastical re- venues of Ireland, Lord John Russell, who is the organ of the Government in the House of Commons, spoke of the Roman Catholic Church in a manner which could not fail to be most offensive to the members of that communion. His Lordship described, not individual members of the Roman Catholic Church, but that church itself, 'under the direction of its head,' as hostile to free institutions and disloyal to civil Governments, and, therefore, the qualification which his Lordship added to his censure could not apply to any who, like myself, are in deep and thorough unity of sentiment and spirit with that church and its head.

" No other Minister expressed dissent from the opinions of his Lordship : they have, therefore, gone forth as the opinions of the Government; and of a Government publicly professing such opinions I cannot with honour remain a member.

" Of the votes given upon the question before the House I do not com- plain ; but sentiments so thoroughly hostile to the civil equality of the com- munion to which I belong, I cannot pass by. " Acknowledging, therefore, as I am on many accounts bound to do, the great and consistent liberality of your Lordship, and of many members of your Government, and the great personal kindness which I have received at your hands and at theirs, I beg respectfully to tender my resignation of the office which your Lordship has hitherto thought me worthy to fill. " I am, my Lord, your obliged and faithful servant,

" WIT:Ur M MONSELL."

Lord Aberdeen to Air. ifonaell.

"Downing Street, June 3, 1853.

"My dear Sir—It is with. great concern that I have received your letter, in which you tender your resignation, in consequence of the proceedings which took place in the House of Commons on Tuesday last.

"I have to inform you, that while the vote on that occasion had the sanc- tion of the Government, the reasons for that vote given. by Lord John Rus- sell, and the sentiments of which you complain, are not shared by me nor by many of my colleagues. I wish this to be distinctly understood, as I might otherwise be justly charged with a departure from those feelings which,. both in and out of office, I have held, and still hold, with regard to the Ro- man Catholic body, and the open avowal of which had appeared' to several Roman Catholic gentlemen to justify them in accepting office under the Go- vernment.

" Words spoken in the heat of debate are liable to be misapprehended ; and Lord John Russell desires me to say that he did not impute want of loyalty to the Roman Catholics, and that he expressly said that political and social equality ought to be maintained. . " I have made a similar communication to Mr. Keogh and Mr. Sadleir

and explanation, and, after the explanation I confidently trust that you will not persevere in intention ntention which would be to me the cause of sincere regret.

" I have the honour to be, my dear Sir, very truly yours, " ABERDEEN."

.Monsell to Lord Aberdeen. •

" 25, Chapel Street, Grosvenor. Square, June 4. "My Lord—I beg to acknowledge, with many thanks, the receipt of your Lordship's letter.

"That letter puts it beyond doubt that the basis upon which I accepted office remains unshaken, and that the sentiments of which I complained are not those of your Lordship's Government. "It is, indeed, deeply to be lamented that a circumstance should have oc- curred which required so imperatively the reassertion by your Lordship of the principles which you have so long professed ; and I cannot conceal from myself that even the frank and generous consistency with which your Lord- ship has met the occasion may prove insufficient in some quarters to allay apprehensions which have been excited.

" With me, however, it is otherwise. I have trusted, and I do trust, that your Lordship, as a highminded statesman, resolved to deal justly and liberally with a religious communion which has long suffered from opposite treatment ; and henceforth, unless I shall learn from your own lips, or from formal acts, that the policy of the Government is changed, I shall accept every fresh difficulty which attends its course as a fresh reason for offering to your Lordship a continuance of the services, humble as they are, which I am capable of rendering. " Under these circumstances, I can have no hesitation in acceding to your Lordship's wishes, by withdrawing my resignation. " I am, my Lord, your faithful and obliged servant, W. MONSELL."

Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred, attended the annual delivery of speeches in the Upper School of Eton College. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Manchester, the Duke of Newcastle and Mr. Gladstone, were among the notable guests. The ap- pearance of the two latter gentlemen, old Etonian; was hailed with hearty cheers.

The Duke of Genoa leaves London today, for Dresden. He has not been idle during his stay here. He visited Woolwich Arsenal on Sa- turday; shared in the Minis Rifle practice, and witnessed the inspection of the troops. He has, besides, waited on the Lord Mayor; breakfasted at the Star and Garter, Richmond ; visited Hampton Court; seen As- cot Heath on the "grand day" • and dined successively with Lord Pal- merston, Lord Clarendon, and Lord Granville. The Duke returns, it is said, to be present at the marriage of his brother-in-law, the Saxon Prince who is to wed the Princess Carole of Vasa.

Baron de Bruck, the Austrian Ambassador at Constantinople, left Trieste for his post on the 5th, in the steam-frigate Custozza. Ho had been lingering a long time at Trieste.

Lord Howden, the British Minister at Madrid, set out from that city on the 31st May, on leave of absence.

Some appointments of the Ambassadors from the United States are now finally settled. They are—Mr. James Buchanan to England, Mr. Soule to Spain, Mr. Thomas Seymour to Russia, Mr. Peter Vroom to Prussia, Mr. Trousdale to Brazil, Mr. Gadsden to Mexico, Mr. Samuel Medary to Chili, Mr. Borland to Central America, and Mr. Robert Dale Owen, son of the Robert Owen, to Naples. It will be seen that the

important post of Minister to France has not yet been filled up. Among the Consuls, appointed, is Nathaniel Hawthorne to LiverpooL Count Cesare Balbo, formerly President of the Council of Piedmont, a Deputy and man of mark, died at Turin on Friday sennight.

Mr. Joseph Cottle, the early friend of Wordsworth,. Southey, and Cole- ridge, died on Tuesday, at Firfield House, near Bristol, in his eighty- fourth year.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Nelson Ward, the son of Horatia the daughter of Nelson, to a vacancy in the Registrar's Office.

It is stated that Patrick M'Donoughoe, one of the political convicts of 1848, has escaped from Van Diemen's Land.

A correspondent from Havannab, writing on the 17th May, reports that, a fortnight before that date, another cargo of Negroes, 850 in num- ber, had been landed at Sagua la Grand in Cuba.

There is a wonderful steam yacht at Southampton, called the North Star ; she was built and is owned by Mr. Vanderbilt of New York ; and has created quite a furore at the Liverpool of the South.

The returns of the Board of Trade, issued on Tuesday, for the month ending 5th May, show an increase of 2,309,9951. in the declared value of our exports over those of the corresponding period last year. This un- precedented increase is spread over every branch of commerce ; but the most prominent heads—beer, ale, leather, hard-ware, and iron imple- ments—show the great activity of the Australian trade. The sole excep- tions are wool and woollen yarns ; but the diminished export of these arises solely from the intensity of the home demand. The increase of exports for the four months ending on the 5th of May 1853, as compared with the same period of 1852, was from 21,844,6631. to 27,970,6331. ; an increase of 6,125,9701. There is a similar increase in the imports taken for home consumption, in the raw material imported, and in the shipping. In short, under every head there is a decided increase.

The Customs authorities now allow the luggage of passengers from Paris by the mail-train to be brought to London without examination at Dover, in order to prevent detention in the latter place. The new system

into nto operation on Wednesday morning. The passengers by the mail-packet have merely to point out their luggage at the railway station after landing at Dover and take their places in the train for town. On arrival in London, the luggage-van is run into the new Customhouse built by the South-eastern Company on their London Bridge station, where officers from the Customs are in attendance, and where the examination is made. At present this facility is confined to the train leaving Paris at 7.30 p.m. ; the passengers by which arrive in London at 8.6 a.m. on the following morning.

The selection of gentlemen for the honorary degree of " D.C.L." at the Oxford Commemoration gave rise to some comment on its first an- nouncement. The list has been considerably modified by enlargement ; and ultimately it appears as follows.

Most Noble the Marquis of Blandford, Right Rev. George Jehosbaphat Moun- M.P. • Min, Bishop of Quebec. Most Noble the Marquis of Chandos, M.P. Right Rev. Charles Petit McIlvaine, Right Hen. the Earl of Eglinton and Win- Bishop of Ohio. town. Right Rev. Charles Wordsworth, Bishop Right lion. the Earl of Hardwicke. of St. Andrews. Right Hon. the Earl of Malmesbury, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P. Right Hon. Lord Stanley. Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart.

Right Hon. Lord Redesdale. Sir R. I. Murchison, F.R.S., Knight.

Right Hon. Lord Colchester. Sir Archibald Alison, Knight. Right Hon. Lord St. Leopards. Hon. Mr. Justice Haliburton. Right lion. Thos. B. Macaulay, M.P. Sir Charles Eastlake, Knight, President

Right Hon. the Lord Justice Turner. of the Royal Academy. Right non. Sir J. 8. Pakington, Bart. Philip Pusey, Esq.

M.P. George Alexander Hamilton, Esq., M.P.

Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, M.P. Colonel Mure, M.P. Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P. Chas. Newdigate Newdegate, Esq., M.P. Bight Hon. Joseph Napier, M.P. lieutenant-General Reeve. Major-General Hon. Sir E. Oust, K.C.H. Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C. Reverend Joseph Pulling, B.D., Vice- Richard Bright, Esq., M.D.

Chancellor of Cambridge University. Forbes Winslow, Esq., M.D. Eon. Joseph Randolph Ingersoll, Minis- George Grote, Esq.

ter of the United States. Professor James D. Forbes. Hon. Martin Van Buren, formerly Pre- Professor W. E. Aytoun. sident of the United States. Joseph Henry Green, Esq. Sir John Buller Yarde Buller, Bart., M.P. William Thomas Braude, Esq., F.R.S.

Result of the Registrar-General's return of mortality in the Metropolis for the week ending on Saturday last.

Ten Weeks Week of 1813-52. of 1853.

Zymotic Diseases Dropsy, Cancer, and other diseases of uncertain or variable scat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Marrow, Nerves, and Senses 2,019 438 1,897 LOH

0004

....

....

.... 21 4 209 12 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 299 .... 5 Diseases of the Lungs, and of the other Organs of Respiration 1,073 •• .. 12

Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion

•••• 7 Diseases of the Kidneys, de 108

Childbirth, diseases of the Uterus, de

- . .... I

Itheumatiam, diseases of the Bones, Joints, dm 84 ....

Diseases of the Skin, Cellular Tissue, de.

370

Malformations

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Premature Birth 201

0000

1 Atrophy 188 .... 3 Age 430 .... 2 Sudden 61 ...

Wioicace,Drivation, Cold, and Intemperance

263 •••• 6

Total (including unspecified causes)

8,923

1,02

Some misapprehension appears to exist with respect to theregulations in force for.the transmission of periodical works and pamphlets to ose foreign states with which" this country has entered into convention for the mutual exchange of such works by the post at a reduced rate of charge. It is ne- -cessary, therefore, to point out that only a single number of any periodical work, or a single pamphlet, is allowed to be sent in one cover, and that any infringement of this regulation will render the packet liable to be charged with postage as a letter.—Post-ofiee Notice.

Upwards of 26,0001. has been subscribed for the restoration of Doncaster Church : 10,0001. more will be required.

At a sale at Messrs. Christie and Manson'.s, on Saturday, one of Sir Edwin Landseer's pictures, "The Intruding Puppies," which has been engraved by Mr. Thomas Landseer, sold for 6561.

The deliveries of tea in London last week, under the new duties, amounted to 2,930,527 pounds : the ordinary weekly average is from 500,000 to 600,000 pounds.

During the races, the Epsom Railway conveyed 41,164 passengers to the town; of this number 26,926 were visitors to the Derby.

The anchor of a ship having got hooked to the Ostend electric cable at the South Foreland, the master was obliged to sacrifice fifteen fathoms of cable and the anchor to get clear. The telegraph wires have not been damaged.

During May the weather in some parts of North Wales was more winterly than has been known for fifty years. Great numbers of lambs perished in the snow or from cold on the hills.

In 1850, the Marquis of Londonderry struck a bargain with M. Soupe, a wine-merchant of Paris, for an exchange of wine and coal. The Marquis agreed to pay for 10,000 francs' worth of wine, said to have been from the cellars of Charles X., with coal—two-thirds large and one-third small. Each was dissatisfied with the bargain, but it was agreed that it should hold. However, when Lord Londonderry went to Paris in June 1852, M. Soupg had him arrested, with great rudeness : but he was liberated on depositing 10,000 francs. The Marquis brought an action. The Civil Tribunal de- cided that the money deposited should be paid to M. Soups ; but on appeal, the Imperial Court has ended the cause, by insisting on the bargain's being carried out, and condemning M. Soupe to pay costs.

" W. F." writes to the Times that ho detected a cabman at Euston terminus in a shameful extortion on three foreigners who could not speak English. The rascal demanded 17s., and got 14s., for bringing the French- men from the Customhouse : the Englishman compelled him to disgorge all above the legal fare of 3s. Gd.

A half-witted Irish lad has made an extraordinary escape from prison at Glasgow. He was confined in a cell on the third story at the Police-office, charged with passing a bad shilling ; and he seems to have imagined that he was about to be hanged. During the night, he tore a heavy iron plate from a small aperture in the wall facing the street, somewhat enlarged the hole, and squeezed through it ; he then, it is supposed, just touched the cornice of a window below, and leaped from it into the street—in whatever manner ha reached the pavement, it is wonderful that he was not killed, Two watch- men, at first alarmed at the appearance, detained him as he was wandering about the city half-naked.

Mountjoy, a well-known pedestrian, accomplished last week the extraor- dinary task of walking from Loughborough to Derby and back again, twice a day, for six consecutive days, making sixty-eight miles a day. He com- menced on Monday week ; and though apparently somewhat distressed about the third day, he completely rallied, and completed his task on Saturday night, with evident ease. He is said to be about fifty-three years of age.— Derby Mercury.

Au elderly labourer living in a village near Lancaster has been tricked out of 1501. by a gipsy woman. The labourer had saved the money by in- dustry and frugality, and it was deposited in a bank; duped by the gipsy's promise of a wife with property, he was led to take the money from the bank-150 sovereigns. The gipsy managed to get possession of the parcel for a few minutes, and appeared to return it ; then she was missing ; and the foolish owner, on opening the packet, found nothing but a number of leaden dumps.